By Britni Virgil
I have always held a fascination for diaries and journals, stories about people's diaries/letters, books about how to be creative in writing a journal, etc. So naturally, when this book popped up on a list somewhere, I was very eager to read it.
Lily Koppel, a young writer, living in New York and working at the New York Times, walks out of her apartment one morning to find herself looking at a "treasure in the trash" situation. A dumpster, brimming with old steamer trunks and piled high, staring back at her. Her doorman tells her that among the chaos, "some girl's diary from the 30's" was found and then gives it to her. To find out more, "Koppel embarks on a journey into the past, traveling to a New York in which women of privilege meet for tea at Schraffts,... More...
